Information Package / Course Catalogue
Middle East
Course Code: UGYL509
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to study political, social, economic, historical, religious and cultural sides of modern Middle East

Course Content

Historical events in the Middle East and the events they cause are examined. Impacts on countries are analyzed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ali BİLGENOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.explain what middle east is
2.evaluate Turkish-Arab relations
3.comment results from Palestine-Israel conflict
4.analyze ideological currents in Middle East
5.explain Emparialism-Middle East relations
Recommended or Required Reading
1.5. Tayyar Arı, Geçmişten Günümüze ORTA DOĞU Siyaset, Savaş ve Diplomasi, MKM yay., Bursa, 2012.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Middle East: geography and particularities
Week 2 - Theoretical
Place of Middle East in world policy
Week 3 - Theoretical
historical development of Turkish-Arab relations
Week 4 - Theoretical
Political structure of important countries in ME
Week 5 - Theoretical
Religion, law, culture and social classification in ME
Week 6 - Theoretical
Palestine question
Week 7 - Theoretical
Turkey s approach to the Palestine question
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-term exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Arab-Israeli wars
Week 10 - Theoretical
Great Powers and the Middle East
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ideological currents in ME I (Arab nationalism, Baasism, Neo-baasism)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ideological currents in ME II (Sionism, Semitism, anti-Semitism)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Ideological currents in ME III (ideology of iranian revolution)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Terror organizations in ME
Week 15 - Theoretical
general evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Individual Work72228
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
3
4
3
4
2
4
4
3
4
OÇ-2
4
4
5
4
5
3
3
3
3
5
OÇ-3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
2
5
4
OÇ-4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
OÇ-5
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
5
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026